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Butter Cookies (Biscuit)
Butter cookies — a classic, beloved biscuit. Easy and affordable to make at home with simple, common ingredients.
Oatmeal Cookies
A very special oatmeal cookie recipe — wholesome and delicious. These cookies combine oats with chocolate chips and dried fruit. Walnuts can be added if you like :)
Fried Awamat (Arab Doughnuts)
Fried awamat are incredibly delicious sweets. Try this easy recipe from Norma's Kitchen, and you’ll love them and want to make them again.
Easy Ghareeba Cookies
Ghreiba is among the best and most delicious Eastern desserts. Try this easy ghareeba recipe; bake just enough so they melt in your mouth.
Za'atar Thyme Cookies with Whole Wheat Flour
These are a favorite cookie recipe featuring za'atar (thyme) with whole-wheat flour—delicious, simple, and easy to make.
Cookie Cake - Video
Cookies in all their forms are among kids' favorite sweets... but why make small cookies if you can make one big cookie that serves everyone? Enjoy cookie cake.
Homemade Petit Fours (Butter Cookies)
A clear, reliable homemade recipe for petit fours/butter cookies. These light cookies are loved by the whole family and keep well in glass jars.
Almondina (Almond Cookies)
How to make Almondina (almond sweets) — a melt-in-the-mouth almond biscuit, perfect for entertaining. A tried-and-true, detailed recipe.
Easy Asruniya Kaak Recipe
A wonderful recipe made with ingredients found in every home for making Asruniya cake, also known in Lebanon as Kaak Abu Arab. Asruniya kaak is one of our favorite recipes, and this version makes it incredibly easy to prepare at home.
How to Make Ghraybeh (Middle Eastern Shortbread)
Delicious ghraybeh made at home — light, buttery dough that melts in your mouth. Key tips: do not use butter (use ghee/samneh) and keep the cookies pale while baking for the perfect texture.
Corn Flakes and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crushed corn flakes mixed with delicious chocolate chips — kids will love them, and they’re great with a cup of coffee. Enjoy!
Rose-Shaped Petit Four Cookies (Bteefor)
Petit four biscuits shaped like roses — delicate, crisp French-style cookies. Store in a glass jar and enjoy with tea.
Sablé Cookies (How to Make Sablé)
Sablé is one of the most popular types of shortbread. Here is a reliable method—you can fill them with jam or chocolate.
Lancashire Cookies
A simple, tested Lancashire biscuit recipe you can make at home. You can choose colors or flavors to add to the dough to tailor Lancashire biscuits to your taste.
Eish El-Saraya (Arabic Bread Pudding)
Eish El-Saraya made at home — an easy, reliable recipe. Prepare this popular dessert and enjoy it with family and guests.
Lemon Blossom Substitute for Decorating Arabic Sweets
A simple, reliable way to make candied orange peel as a substitute for lemon blossom for decorating Arabic desserts. Use it to top qatayef, maamoul madd with ashta, and more.
Sweet Semolina Kibbeh
Semolina kibbeh is a delicious and inventive Arabic dessert! It is sometimes filled with clotted cream, but our recipe uses a sweet cheese filling similar to qatayef filling — and even better.
Awama (Syrup‑Soaked Fritters)
Awama — a crunchy sweet that lovers of syrup‑soaked desserts adore. Simple yet one of the most beloved Arabic sweets. Here’s the detailed method.

















